Carnie Wilson, 57, from the band Wilson Phillips, opened up on social media about her "very scary" ordeal after having her laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (lap band) taken out. The singer had undergone gastric bypass surgery earlier and then had a lap band inserted in 2012. This comes at a time when The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published research showing that bariatric surgery results in more significant weight loss and lower long-term costs compared to GLP-1 medications.

"It was intense. They found an ulcer in there. It doesn't surprise me with all the stress I've had this year. They actually found an obstruction with food inside the lap band … That makes me want to barf,” Wilson stated.

According to Perez, individuals who undergo gastric sleeve o

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